Carole Olinger

My name is Carole Olinger and I am a former Luxembourgish government officer technically on a four-year sabbatical to find new professionally enjoyable challenges. I live in the German Eifel together with my husband Alain Schlesser and our three French Bulldogs. I am also a certified dog's behavior and health trainer and all-over passionate about dogs. Furthermore, I am a committed "lipedema fighter" for myself and other affected women with regular appearances in print, online and TV media in Luxembourg.

Since WordCamp Europe 2016 in Vienna, I have become a true WordPress Community-Junkie, passionate WordCamp attendee, volunteer, speaker, and organizer.

I am currently building my first websites, among my personal blog. I am an occasional content writer and since August 2017 WordPress Community Manager at Plesk.
More to come very soon, so stay tuned!

Latest Blog Posts:

I will not take the responsibility for other people’s insecurities, lack of time, energy, or passion for a project. This is about them, not about me. I will not lower my drive or what I expect of my own performance because other people cannot keep up or follow. This is also about them, not about…

A bit late but still in 2017, I am proud to share my photos from <a href=”https://2017.utrecht.wordcamp.org/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>WordCamp Utrecht</a> with you.<br /> I love the pictures and they truly reflect how awesome the event was for me: one of my favourite WordCamps in 2017! You can read my full recap on the Plesk blog:…

Earlier this month I attended WordCamp Brighton together with my husband Alain and some friends from the German WordPress community. After London, it was my second WordCamp this year in the UK and I enjoyed it very much. I was emceeing again after I did this at WordCamp Europe for the very first time and…

On Monday, 4th of September, I will have my third – and hopefully last – lipedema surgery. In fact, I am less nervous than I was for the two precedent surgeries: I know what’s going to happen and I trust my doctor. On the other hand, I feel wretched because I know exactly what’s going to…

Did you know that our three French Bulldogs have their own blog in German?
It isn’t very active in the last three years, but they shared, for example, their experience of their very first WordCamp last year in Frankfurt: Schniewies go WordCamp Frankfurt

It’s both an honor and a pleasure for me to announce that I am now part of the amazing Plesk team.
I will work remotely and will mostly focus on WordPress-related tasks and initiatives as Community Manager.

Diagnosis and therapy After 2 decades of suffering, I got diagnosed with lipedema in summer of 2015. Lipedema is a chronically progressive disease which is basically a very painful fat disorder, that almost exclusively affects women. It causes a symmetrical accumulation of fat in the subcutaneous tissue that disproportionately affects the lower limbs from buttocks to…

This is going to be my very first post on my personal blog and I chose a topic which is still close to my heart: I want to share my experience as an emcee at this year’s WordCamp Europe in Paris. I hope you enjoy my personal recap.